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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

A February 2023 report published by researcher Joanne Kim outlines the results of a two-month study of how data brokers sell sensitive data mental health data collected from mHealth mental health apps. These companies include BetterHelp , Cerebral, GoodRX, Monument, and Workit Health.

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Digital Health Tools Are Finding Business Models – IQVIA’s 2021 Read on the Health of Digital Health

Health Populi

Evidence supporting the use of digital health tools if growing, tracked in Digital Health Trends 2021: Innovation, Evidence, Regulation, and Adoption from IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. Once upon a time in 2015, exercise and fitness comprised nearly one-half of the digital health categories.

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Five mobile apps that are reshaping mental health care

Waracle

When it comes to mental health, the needs and challenges of those needing support are very different. According to MIND , in the UK approximately 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem every year. Mobile apps and mental health – a growing support mechanism. MindFrame.

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Reuters Health: Telemedicine surging in US but still uncommon

mHealth Insight

In the real world successful mHealth applications were commonplace in 2009. “To see whether these laws translate to more use of telemedicine, researchers examined private health insurance claims data from 2005 to 2017 from OptumLabs Data Warehouse. TeleMedicine is a Bust because Mobile killed it.

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The Rapid Expansion of School-Based Telehealth Programs

InTouch Health

The program, which went into effect at the beginning of the school year, features telemedicine stations where students can connect with a mental health counselor without leaving campus. Once the session is complete, the parent or guardian will be able to access a summary of the session using the mHealth app.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a survey based in the US, patients that experienced telehealth visits highly rated this type of healthcare (recommendations: > 80%) 5,6 , stating it was beneficial for their mental health as well. BMC Public Health. Telehealth mental health services during COVID-19: summary of evidence and clinical practice.